FaultScore

Worst years for a Hyundai Veloster

Owners have filed 1,768 complaints about the Hyundai Veloster with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2021. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2012 Hyundai Veloster

408 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.

Cleanest on record

2021 Hyundai Veloster

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Hyundai Veloster year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2021 A 15 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 A 29 0 0 25,000 Engine & Cooling
2019 C 63 4 0 13,091 Engine & Cooling
2017 C 69 9 0 35,000 Engine & Cooling
2016 F 301 25 5 32,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 C 189 0 9 61,780 Engine & Cooling
2014 B 116 0 8 70,900 Engine & Cooling
2013 D 578 11 41 68,097 Engine & Cooling
2012 F 408 22 17 50,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers

What breaks on a Hyundai Veloster

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 548 31.0%

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 207 11.7%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2016

Steering 126 7.1%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2012

Brakes 87 4.9%

Worst in 2012

Worst in 2012

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2012

Airbags 45 2.5%

Worst in 2012

Wheels 21 1.2%

Worst in 2012

Suspension 20 1.1%

Worst in 2013

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 18 1.0%

Worst in 2021

Exactly what failed on a Hyundai Veloster

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 75 44.1%
Body 69 40.6%
Blind Spot Detection 6 3.5%
Catalytic Convertor 4 2.4%
Adaptive Cruise Control 3 1.8%
Warnings 3 1.8%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 3 1.8%
Headlights 3 1.8%
Automatic Emergency Braking 2 1.2%
Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette 2 1.2%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Hyundai Veloster, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 2011 peak 38 Aug 2026

Hyundai Veloster problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Hyundai Veloster

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.